Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 4,283, Peter Fairchild, New Jersey

SERVICE
New Jersey
Fairchild, Peter
NUMBER
S. 4283
carded
CONTENTS

9004- New Jersey
Peter Fairchild
of Morristown in the State of N. J. who was a Pri — in the Com commanded by Captain — of the Regt commanded by Col. Morton in the N. J. — line for State troops 21 days
Inscribed on the Roll of N. Jersey at the rate of 42 Dollars 50 Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 16 day of March 1833 and sent to H or S Condit Morristown N. J.
Arrears to the 14th of March 33: $85 00 Semi-ann. allowance ending Sep. 33. 21 25 $106.25
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by ED Beecock Clerk, Book 86 Vol. 3 Page 111

Peter Fanchila.
N o 3114
LC
Mrs. Prunier 1262 3 rd ave.
Sign L.L.
unvated 12 th 21 st day
42.50
Hon. L. Goudal Memphis

DECLARATION, IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE BENEFIT OF THE ACT OF CONGRESS, PASSED JUNE 7, 1832.
STATE OF NEW-JERSEY, } Morris Com. Pleas, July special Term. 1832. County of Morris } ss.
On this first day of August, 1832, personally appeared, in open court, before the judges of the court of Common Pleas now sitting, Peter Fairchild
a resident of Morris town in the County of Morris and State of New-Jersey, aged seventy seven (77) years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth, on his oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he enlisted in the army of the United States in the year the State troops of N. Jersey, in June or July 1776, with Capt. Abraham Seely, for the term of five months and served in the 1 st or 2 d regiment of the New Jersey line, under the following named officers: Abraham Martin Colonel, John Munroe Lieutenant Colonel, Lord Stirling commanding in chief, as he believes. Was mustered at Morris town, in less than a week after his enlistment, marched to Chatham, & thence to New York City, where the Company remained a month or six weeks - thence crossed over to Long Island & marched to Flatbush, where he, with his company & Regiment were personally engaged in the battle of Long Island, after which, they retreated toward the City, & crossed over from the Island to the City - from thence - marched to Fort Washington, up the North river, where they encamped for about six weeks, & from thence marched to the White Plains, & up the river which we crossed at Kings ferry or Tappan, after the battle of White Plains, in which our Regiment were engaged. Then retreated across the Jerseys, with the main Army under General Washington to New Brunswick, where we remained till the five months expired, were then honorably discharged, & returned home to Morris town. - We all received a bounty, for our enlistment in this five months service, of some five or six, or eight dollars, (uncertain which) & which was paid to us the next day, when we were enrolled or mustered.
Before this 5 months service in the State troops, so called, this deponent was enrolled or enlisted, he knows not which it is called, in Capt. Joseph Morris company of "Minute men", as they were called, at Morris town, in Capt. Dickerson's tavern - is not confident for how long a period, whether for six months or three months, about the month of July 1776. He does not remember who commanded the Battalion or Regiment, nor indeed, whether the Minute men, were ever organized in larger bodies than companies. We were first mustered at Morris town  Chatham & marched from thence direct by Pauls hook to New York, where we probably remained 3 weeks or a month, in fortifying the place & preparing against hostile attack, then expected, the enemy lying in Boston. From New York we marched to Amboy in New Jersey, where we remained about two weeks, throwing up breast works, building fortifications &c. - In this service, altho' enlisted & engaged to serve by Capt. Jos. Morris, yet my duty was performed under Capt. Peter Lazen, Samuel Oliver Ensign, the name of the Lieutenant is forgotten. Our term of service We spent two weeks, or perhaps longer, at Amboy, then returned to Morris town. - The residue of the term was employed in training & exercising in Morris County, & we were discharged honorably, after being paid off. -
After the five months service in the year 1776, & after his return home, he was called by alarm in about one week, on a tour of Militia duty, for one month either under Capt. John Lindsley, or Capt. Morris Munroe, did duty at Chatham, Springfield, where Benoni Hathaway was wounded, - a considerable skirmish.
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was had with the enemy at this time, & one Robert Pollard was shot through the breast, but was not killed. This skirmish was in the night, & altho' a pretty severe one, was not the principal "Springfield battle" - when the Church was burned, but was prior, by a year or more. He remained in & about Springfield for two weeks, or about that time - the remainder of his month was spent on duty in & about Morris town. From this period till the close of the war, he was seldom at home more than one month at a time, & very frequently by alarm was called out when he had not been at home more than a week. His regular tours of Militia duty were usually for one month. He cannot now detail them in the order of time, nor under whose particular command each tour was performed. He will recollect that he served several tours under the following Captains, viz: Moses Munson, John Lindsley, Austin Baily, Ezekiel Crane, Sabra Beach, Josiah Hall, & some others not remembered.
6 The duty was performed upon the enemy's lines at Eliz th Town, Hackensack, Acquack-kanonk, Newark, Amboy, Bergen & various other places, to guard the points of landing & protect the inhabitants from plunder by the enemy & the refugees & Tories, who often came out from New York & Staten Island on marauding excursions, to plunder & murder the inhabitants. Recollects assisting in the capture of 35 Waldeckers in the rear of Springfield, with one British Dragoon, whom here was shot under him & his rider taken prisoner. He was a part of the guard sent to conduct these Waldeckers tho' to Morris town, to Mendham to the house of Samuel Wells, where they were guarded for five or six days, until another guard took them from under our charge, & they were sent on to Pennsylvania as we were informed. Samuel Oliver commanded on this occasion, that part of the guard to which I belonged. - Was often sent out with small parties to bring in suspicious characters, sometimes under Major Hays of Newark, a tanner as is supposed, & was familiarly called old "Bark knife"; these suspected men were brought before Commissioners of Safety, & other authorities to take the oath of allegiance to the States. - He was employed in course of the war for as much as five or six months as a guard at Morris town, for public stores at that place, & guarding prisoners in the jail, which was generally filled with them, it being considered a place of safety. - He lived so near Morris town, that he was often called to perform guard duty there. - He was, as he is well convinced, employed in the service of his County, in the five months service - in the "minute men" service, & upon various tours of Militia duty, for a period not less than two & a half years, & more probably three years than less. - He was born in Morris township & County, in New Jersey, in which place he has lived since his birth, except during his apprenticeship, is 77 years of age on the 22 d of March last, agreeably to a family record taken from his father's bible. - He never received a written discharge. He is well known to Lewis Benedict & to Israel Canfield, with whom he has been personally acquainted for 30 years, & he refers to them in regard to his character & standing for truth.

He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State, is only on that of the Agency of the State of New Jersey
Sworn to, and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
William Britton
Peter Fairchild
We, Lewis Bonar, & Israel Canfield Esq. residing in the town  town , hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Peter Fairchild who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be seventy seven  seventy seven years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed, the day and year aforesaid.
William Britton
Lewis Bonar
Israel Canfield
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion, that the abovenamed applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states.
William Britton Stephen Vail
I David Day Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Peter Fairchild for a pension.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this first day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty two
David Day

Peter Fairchild's affidavit Caleb Tuttle's affidavit.

State of New Jersey } ss. Personally appeared, in open Court Morris County. } Caleb Tuttle, who on his oath doth make the following statement. That he well knew Abraham Peter Fairchild in the Revolutionary War. That said Fairchild served in the Company commanded by Sylvanus Saly, whilst this deponent was serving in the company commanded by Capt. David Bates, in the year 1776, at New York at the time that Independence was declared. That he was well acquainted with said Peter Fairchild before they entered the service, that he was with him at New York, on Long Island & at Fort Washington for four or five months. That this deponent was then taken sick & returned home, whilst the said Peter Fairchild, as he believes went with the army to White Plains.
Sworn & subscribed
This 1 st day of Augt. 1832
William Britton
Caleb Tuttle
The above Deponent, Caleb Tuttle, is well known to me as a man of truth & good character.
Lewis Condict, one of the Representatives from N. Jersey.
Aug. 17 th 1833.

1921 July 18 hist. to Rev. Lewis H. Lighthipe. Ev.
Rev. Lewis
4283
INVALID.
File No. 4283
Peter Fairchild
Print Rev War
Act: June 7, 1822
Index:—Vol. 4 , Page 120
[Arrangement of 1870.]
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Rocky Hill, N.J. July 6 th 1921  U.S. Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir
Will you kindly send me, an abstract of Service on the Revolutionary War of, Peter Fairchild - Private  so N.J. Militia from Morris Co. (see Genl. Stryker's Official List of N.J. men in the Rev. War page 590). Also did he receive any pension, or otherwise from the U.S. Pension Bureau? He was born in 1754, I would like to know the month and day. - Also name of his wife; A descendant of I am trying to make out the application papers for Worshipers in the S.A.R. of a person who claims to be a descendant of the above named Peter Fairchild . Thanking you in advance for any information you can give me in the matter, I am Yours truly,
(Rev) Lewis H. Lightlife Rocky Hill N.J.
Member of Committee on New Members.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., July 18 , 19 21
In reply to your request of _____ received _____ for a statement of the military history of Peter Lanchild a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pen- sion on file in this Bureau. S 4283
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1775 3 or 6 mos min man Peter Lanchild N.J.   June or July 1776 5 mos Pvt Sylvanus Seely John Lindsley, or Moses Muncum Ephraim Martin N.J.   1776 1 mo.   and service at various times Austin Parley   entire service Ezekiel Crane   2 1/2 or 3 yrs Jabez Beach   Josiah Hall  
Battles engaged in, Long Island; White Plains
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Morristown Morris Co. N.J.
Date of application for pension, Aug 1832, Ch. al
Residence at date of application, Morristown N.J.
Age at date of application, Morris Twp Co Mar 22 1755
Remarks: No fam data
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., July 18, 1921
In reply to your request of _____ received _____ for a statement of the military history of Peter Lauchild a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S 4283
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     June 1775 8 or 6 mos min man Peter Lauchild N.J.   June or July 1776 5 mos Pvt. Sylvanus Seely Ephraim Martin N.J.   1776 1 mo. John Lendaly, or Moses Muncion   and served at various times Austin Parley   entire service Ezekiel Crane   2 1/2 or 3 yrs Joby Beach   Joshah Hall  
Battles engaged in, Sung Island; White Plains; Residence of soldier at enlistment, Morristown Morris Co. N.J. Date of application for pension, Aug 1 1832. cl. al Residence at date of application, Morristown N.J. Age at date of application, Morris Twp 31 Co. Mar 22 1755 Remarks: No fam. data
Respectfully, Commissioner.